OFSTED
27 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
504
504 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
230
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
274
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.9 pts
above England
School
42.7%
New Forest
20.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
New Forest
5.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
New Forest
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.5%
471
Any other White background
1.4%
7
White and Black African
1.0%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
3
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.6%
3
White and Asian
0.6%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.8%
130 of
504 pupils
5.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.5
0.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.51 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.15 pts
higher than
England
School
9.37%
New Forest
5.86%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.02 pts
higher than
England
School
23.84%
New Forest
14.13%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.48%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.68 pts
higher than
England
School
4.48%
New Forest
1.35%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
63.0%
29.3 pts
below England
Lift New Forest
63.0%
New Forest
93.9%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.